Textron/Pipistrel Velis Electro wins FAA airworthiness exemption
The FAA has granted a light-sport aircraft airworthiness exemption to Pipistrel’s two-seat, high-wing Velis Electro. This allows U.S. flight schools to operate this electrically-powered aircraft for flight training. The Pipistrel Velis Electro is the world’s first commercially available, type-certified electric…